Police searching for man who held up pharmacy

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is looking for a man they say robbed the Healthmart Pharmacy on Friday.

Around lunchtime, the man came into the pharmacy at 5136 Blanding Boulevard with a small black handgun, according to a news release from Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Shannon Hartley.

The man pointed the gun at employees and demanded medication.

Witnesses describe the man as being white, between 48 and 52 years of age, 6 feet tall and weighing 210 pounds.

Hartley said the suspect appeared to have a long pony tail and was seen fleeing the pharmacy in a dark colored Nissan Armada.

If you have any information that may be able to help police learn the identity or location of the suspect, you are asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office at 904-630-0500 or via email at JSOCrimeTips@jaxsheriff.org.

To remain anonymous, or to be eligible to receive a cash reward, you may call First Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-866-745-TIPS.